Masjid Hajjah Fatimah
| Masjid Hajjah Fatimah مسجد حاجه فاطمه Hajjah Fatimah Mosque |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Beach Road, Singapore |
| Geographic coordinates | 1°18′10″N 103°51′46″E / 1.302889°N 103.862806°ECoordinates: 1°18′10″N 103°51′46″E / 1.302889°N 103.862806°E |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Country | Singapore |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Mosque |
| Architectural style | Eclectic |
| Completed | 1846 |
| Designated as NHL | |
| Designated | 28 June 1973 |
Masjid Hajjah Fatimah (Malay for Hajjah Fatimah Mosque; Jawi: مسجد حاجه فاطمه) is a mosque located along Beach Road in the Kampong Glam district within the Kallang Planning Area in Singapore. The mosque was designed in a mix of Islamic and European architectural styles, and completed in 1846. The mosque is named after an Malay lady, Hajjah Fatimah, who commissioned its construction.
The building of the mosque was initiated by Hajjah Fatimah, who was originally from a wealthy Malaccan family. She married a Bugis prince from Celebes who ran a trading post in Singapore. However, her husband died while she was still young, and she continued to run his business after his death, acquiring a large fortune with her ships. In the late 1830s, her house on Java Road was broken into twice, and set on fire on the second time. Hajjah Fatimah however was away when the arson attack occurred and was therefore unharmed, and to express her gratitude for her safety, she instructed the building of a mosque on the site where the house once stood.
The mosque was designed by an unnamed British architect. It has been suggested that the minaret was designed by John Turnbull Thomson due to a perceived similarity to the design of the first spire of St Andrew's Cathedral, there is however no evidence for this. The mosque was built in 1845–1846.
After Hajjah Fatimah's death, her business passed into the family of Sayyid 'Abdur-Rahman Al-Sagoff, whose son Ahmad married Hajjah Fatimah's only child, Raja Siti. Her qabr (Arabic: قَـبـر, grave) is located in a private mausoleum in the Masjid, together with those of her daughter and son-in-law.
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